And now, O LORD, God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant David.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David.
- KJV Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.
- NKJV And now, O Lord God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David.
- NASB Now then, Lord, God of Israel, let Your word be confirmed which You have spoken to Your servant David.
- NLT Now, O Lord, God of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David.
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Quick answer
Solomon asked God to verify the word he had spoken to David his servant. He prayed that God's promise would be confirmed in fact.
Overview
Solomon appealed for God to make good his word concerning David's house. His prayer rested entirely on God's own prior commitment. Praying God's promises back to him is a model of faith, trusting that the God who speaks will surely act, as he has done finally in Christ.
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Cross-references · 7
- Jer 11:5This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.
- Isa 45:3I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
- 2 Sam 7:25–29And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
- 2 Chr 6:14and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
- Isa 41:17The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- 2 Chr 6:4and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
- Exod 24:10and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
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